‘The Big Bang Theory’ Is Ending With Season 12 [Updated] By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 22, 2018 12:37 pm EST Update: It’s now being reported that the series is coming to an end because Jim Parsons was ready to leave the show. We’ve added the details below.The Big Bang Theory is coming to an end with season 12. The show has remained a massive ratings hit, and CBS was more than willing to pull the trigger on a 13th season....
Box Office: 21 Scores Again With $5M Friday & $15M Weekend By Steve Mason/April 5, 2008 1:38 am EST It looked as though it could be good weekend at America’s multiplexes. With Oscar winner George Clooney bringing his directorial skills and charm to Leatherheads (Universal), 2-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Little Miss Sunshine’s Abigail Breslin in the family-themed Nim’s Island (Fox) and Ben Stiller’s production company unleashing the film adaptation of Scott B....
Director David Leitch Defends That Death In ‘Deadpool 2’ By Chris Evangelista/June 1, 2018 4:30 pm EST Deadpool 2 is filled with surprises, including a surprising death that happens before the opening credits have rolled. This death plays a big part in Deadpool 2’s plot, but it’s also part of a storytelling trend that many would like to do away with. But Deadpool 2 director David Leitch thinks otherwise.Spoilers follow....
Featurette On Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime Starring Paul Reubens By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 12, 2009 12:24 pm EST Update: Buzz continues to build as the film just won Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival. I like how Todd Solondz talks. In the below featurette—ideal for a Saturday afternoon in both length and Puerto Rico palm casualness—the writer/director of Welcome to the Dollhouse discusses his new film, Life During Wartime. Yep, titled after the Talking Heads’ classic....
First Look: Henry Cavill As Superman In ‘Man Of Steel’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 4, 2011 7:37 am EST With all the unofficial set photos that have been popping online from the sets of The Dark Knight Rises and Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, Warner Bros. has jumped the gun and provided our very first, official, look at Henry Cavill as Superman in the June 14, 2013 film. Check out the full, high-resolution version, after the jump....
Friday Box Office: Enchanted #1 With $13.8M; Beowulf Holding Strong At #3 By Steve Mason/Nov. 24, 2007 1:42 am EST The big stories of the Thanksgiving holiday box office are Disney’s Enchanted and This Christmas (Sony). They finished 1-2 on Friday and will hold those positions on the 5-day scoreboard. Featuring an Oscar-caliber performance from Amy Adams (Junebug, Talladega Nights), Enchanted added an estimated $13.8M Friday, and it will finish as the all-time 2nd-best 5-day Thanksgiving opening with something just over $55M....
Guillermo Del Toro Speaks Out On ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’ Controversy; ‘Pacific Rim’ To Be Released Summer 2013 By Germain Lussier/March 9, 2011 11:00 am EST On Monday, already way-too-busy director Guillermo Del Toro went from making a film he’d been prepping for months to a whole other movie in what seemed like mere minutes. The James Cameron-produced adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft story At the Mountains of Madness had been Del Toro’s focus for a while and just as Universal was about to turn on the greenlight, the film got postponed and Del Toro quickly committed to directing Pacific Rim, a monster movie for Legendary Pictures....
J.J. Abrams Returning To Write And Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 12, 2017 7:43 am EST Two years after he reintroduced Star Wars into the modern era with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams is returning to the franchise. Abrams is officially replacing Colin Trevorrow as the director of Star Wars: Episode 9. Abrams has been hired by Lucasfilm to write and direct Star Wars: Episode 9, a week after it was announced that Trevorrow was leaving the project, StarWars....
Jake And Amir’s Movie Playlist By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 19, 2008 3:51 pm EST Tune in for Jake and Amir LIVE on the /Filmcast tonight, 10 p.m. EST! My introduction to CollegeHumor.com went a little something like this: I was drunk in my college newspaper’s office, eating two-day-old Sbarro pizza and my desk line rang. “I’m calling again from CollegeHumor. When are you going to review the big foam Shocker hand we sent you?...
Making A Murderer: Best Theories, Shocking Evidence, Possible Sequel And More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2015 1:00 pm EST Yesterday I mentioned I recently got hooked on Netflix’s new doc-series Making A Murderer. If you haven’t yet checked it out, I urge you to do so, but don’t read this post as it will explore spoilers from the real-life events presented in the show. It seems like I was not alone in getting sucked into this long-form documentary series, and there has been a lot of coverage on the web this week....
New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Details Revealed At NYCC 2017 By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 5, 2017 2:00 pm EST While we’re anxiously waiting for a new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer — which according to Mark Hamill, is due to arrive any minute — the Lucasfilm booth at New York Comic-Con is providing all sorts of tidbits and teases of the latest Star Wars film. It’s no new footage, but the new Star Wars The Last Jedi details reveal information about Supreme Leader Snoke’s Praetorian guards, the ins and outs of a Resistance cruiser bridge guard blaster rifle, and why exactly Kylo Ren wears a helmet....
On Set Interview: Mark Ruffalo Says Iron Man/Hulk ‘Avengers 2’ Friction Is A Little Like ‘Cool Hand Luke’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2014 6:30 am EST On June 12th 2014, I visited the London set of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Today we’ll be posting a couple of the interviews we conducted while on set. The second of which is with Mark Ruffalo, who is reprising his role as Bruce Banner, aka The Incredible Hulk....
Page 2: Back To The Future, Lion King, The Simpsons, Olly Moss, Total Recall, The Office, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Star Wars, Kim Kardashian, Lord Of The Rings, The Fly, Groundhog Day By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 19, 2011 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Class of 85 T-shirt What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film....
Page 2: Star Trek, Bad Teacher, Jackass 3, Plastic Man, Corey Haim, Firefly, Thor, Slumdog Millionaire, Star Wars, Queen Latifah, Pirates Of The Caribbean By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2011 7:00 pm EST What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....
Robert Smigel Details ‘Green Lantern’ Movie He Wrote For Jack Black By Germain Lussier/June 20, 2011 2:11 pm EST Internet comic book lore tells a tale that Robert Smigel, the famous comedy writer who created The Ambiguously Gay Duo, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and more, once wrote a comedy screenplay for Green Lantern with Jack Black pegged to star. The hypothetical film is right up there with J.J. Abrams’ or Tim Burton’s Superman as projects that actually were developed but never got off the ground....
Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Justice League Doom, Beyond Watchmen, Chronicle, Stan Lee, Ultimate Spider-Man By Germain Lussier/Feb. 22, 2012 2:00 pm EST What’s the early buzz on The Avengers? Does Matthew Goode want to make a Watchmen prequel movie? Where is the common ground between Chronicle and a famous 80s TV show? Which controversial topic is Archie Comics tackling next? Want to see a Batman-centric clip from Justice League: Doom? Read all this and much more in today’s Superhero Bits....
The 25 Coolest Panels At Star Wars Celebration 2015 And 5 Biggest Conflicts By Germain Lussier/April 15, 2015 12:00 pm EST Note: We first published this piece on March 24. We’re republishing it now with the event starting Thursday.Star Wars Celebration, the world’s only official Star Wars convention, comes to Anaheim, CA April 16-19. This is when and when fans expect to learn more information about Star Wars: The Force Awakens but also dive deep into their passion for a galaxy far, far away....
The Best Movies Coming To Netflix In August 2016 By Jacob Hall/July 29, 2016 12:30 pm EST As July comes to an end and August looms, it has arrived: the complete list of movies and television shows arriving on Netflix next month. But since picking something to watch can be a painful and agonizing process, we’ve done the heavy lifting for you. Here are the must-see movies from everything coming to Netflix within the next thirty days....
This Week In Trailers: Mugabe And The White African, The Dungeon Masters, La Fille Du RER (The Girl On The Train), Talhotblond:,The Man Who Sold The World By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 15, 2010 12:00 pm EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...
This Week In Trailers: The Death Of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Batkid Begins, Kung Fu Jungle, Honeymoon By Christopher Stipp/July 29, 2014 5:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...
